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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Freedom of Information Requests (24 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 589. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a request under freedom of information legislation submitted by this Deputy, which was due to be decided on and replied to by 13 November 2015, will be decided upon; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41690/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Film Industry Development (24 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 609. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if any European regional development fund funding will be available from 2016 to 2020 for the development of the film industry, either nationally or on a regional basis; the timescale for the roll-out of such funding; the method by which it will be advertised; if it will be matched by Exchequer funding; and if she will make a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (24 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Are we having a full meeting tomorrow? Will we meet to discuss that item only?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (24 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: There is an item in the correspondence today. Is there a need to meet tomorrow as we have been asked to defer until the report from the other committee is available?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (24 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: That is okay in principle.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: GLAS Administration (25 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress to date in the roll-out of the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme, GLAS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41413/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: GLAS Administration (25 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: There is a general interest in GLAS. Will the Minister provide an update on the progress of the roll-out of the scheme? In particular, will he outline the average payment amount approved for farmers who have been accepted into the scheme?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: GLAS Administration (25 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I keep tabling parliamentary questions on this issue but I do not seem to get an answer. Of the 24,830 applications approved, what will be the average payment per farmer? Many people are anxious to find this out. What progress has been made to date with the commonage plans that are an integral part of GLAS? Will the Minister once again confirm that farmers will be paid by Christmas for...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: GLAS Administration (25 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I have tabled a few questions over the past several weeks.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: GLAS Administration (25 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister could give me a figure for the 24,830 applications.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: GLAS Administration (25 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I put it as a supplementary question.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: GLAS Administration (25 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: We are able to read figures given authoritatively by the Department to the Irish Farmers’ Journal. However, Deputies who table a parliamentary question - who one would think would get priority in the dissemination of information - do not seem to be able to get the same information. I find that quite extraordinary.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: GLAS Administration (25 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: How can indications of the figure be given to the Irish Farmers’ Journal?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: GLAS Administration (25 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Yes, but the Minister has signed off on 24,830 applications already, and he could give some indication as to the average payment. There seems to be some reason, however, why the Minister is reluctant to give information.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: GLAS Administration (25 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Will the Minister give an update as to the number of expressions of interest for tranche 2? Will he confirm whether advisers can submit applications on the computer system and, if so, how many applications have been received? If fewer than 13,000 applications have been received by 7 December, will the Minister leave the scheme open until 13,000 have been received? Alternatively, if more...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: GLAS Administration (25 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: They are expressions of interest-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: GLAS Administration (25 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: But I am talking about applications. There is a difference.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Grocery Industry Competition (25 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 4. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken to ensure that horticulture farmers receive an equitable price for their produce during Christmas 2015 and that there will be no repeat of the events of Christmas 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41414/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Grocery Industry Competition (25 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister might remember the debacle at Christmas time two years ago in respect of the virtual giving away of vegetables and the destruction it caused to our horticulture industry. I hope the Minister will tell us today that the Government is taking firm action to ensure there will not be a repeat this year of that type of behaviour by the supermarkets and a misuse of their excessive...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Grocery Industry Competition (25 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Has the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation consulted the Minister of State on the regulations he is drawing up? Has he given the Minister of State assurances that he will do more than guide the supermarkets on how to deal with producers in a fair and reasonable manner? Does the Minister of State not think we need a little more than guidance to ensure the supermarkets behave in...